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TIPS ON PLANTS

Carefully read the 'Care Cards' Enigma provides for each specific type of plant.

HOUSE PLANTS:

Inspect them before you buy make sure that the plants are well potted and none of the stems are broken.
With plants left outside, make sure the leaves are not burned and the plant is well watered.
Most plants prefer to dry out a little between thorough watering.
Water from below - stand them in a dish of water until all the water has been taken up. Feed regularly to keep them healthy.
Remember to use the correct plant food for flowering/foliage plants
Plants that like high humidity need regular, preferably daily misting; stand them in a saucer of damp pebbles to encourage additional localised humidity.
Give broad glossy leaves an occasional wipe with a cloth
Pinching out the tips of some houseplants can encourage them to grow bushier; keeping flowering plants slightly pot bound makes them flower more.
Avoid strong heat or chilly draughts. Many houseplants like to be outdoors during the U.A.E's cooler months but remember desert nights can be too cold for your house plants.
Check your plants regularly for signs of stress, pests or disease. Remove dead leaves and flowers as they occur.

CACTUS:

When you bring the plant home most of the time it is in a small pot and it probably has grown there for a long time so consider repotting.
Most cacti like several small feedings so a time release type of fertilizer will feed the plant for six or more months.
In the house, place the plant near a bright lighted window, where it will receive light most of the day.
On the balcony, place the cactus in a partly shaded area until it becomes accustom to the sun. Never bring the cactus home and place it in bright sunlight, cacti sunburn just like people.
Cacti in pots require more care in watering. Depending on where they come from, the plant should not be allowed to go completely dry, just moist.
In the house watering could be as little as once a month depending on the dryness of the house.
Outside, water every two or three days.
To test if it's time to water, take a wooden pencil and place it down through the soil to the bottom of the pot, when removed, if damp soil is on it don't water.